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PHOTO: Scott Base is getting old. Antarctica NZ wants a complete replacement. The US will also replace McMurdo Station.
The construction sector is hoping to secure some of the $900 million worth of work happening in Antarctica over the next 10 years.
Most of the work involves the rebuilding of McMurdo Station, the largest research base on the southern continent.
Budget approval for nearly US$400m (NZ$615m) came through earlier this year, US Antarctic Program chief program manager Paul Sheppard told a Christchurch audience in May.
Under American law, most of the work must go to US companies, but there may be crumbs, and perhaps croutons, for well-placed New Zealand companies, he suggested.
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